Best AI tools for
Best AI tools for Chatting, Questions & Everyday Help
General-purpose AI assistants answer questions, draft text, analyse files and help you think through problems. Most offer a capable free plan; paid plans add stronger models, higher limits and extra features.
Quick pick: try two assistants on the same real task from your work and keep the one whose answers you trust more.
Compare at a glance
| # | Tool | Pricing | Free plan | API | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChatGPT | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Everyday questions, writing, brainstorming and file analysis |
| 2 | Claude | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Long-form writing, document analysis and coding |
| 3 | Gemini | Freemium | Yes | Yes | People who live in Google Workspace and Android |
| 4 | Perplexity | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Quick research with sources you can check |
| 5 | Le Chat by Mistral | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Users who want a European AI provider |
| 6 | DeepSeek | Free | Yes | Yes | Free reasoning help and developers using open models |
| 7 | Grok | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Following trending topics and news on X |
The full ranking
-
#1
ChatGPT
- Freemium
- Free plan
- API
OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for writing, analysis, images and more
Best for: Everyday questions, writing, brainstorming and file analysis
- Very broad feature set in one app
- Large ecosystem of custom GPTs and integrations
-
#2
Claude
- Freemium
- Free plan
- API
Anthropic's AI assistant known for strong writing, long documents and coding
Best for: Long-form writing, document analysis and coding
- Natural, well-structured writing
- Handles long documents well
-
#3
Gemini
- Freemium
- Free plan
- API
Google's AI assistant, connected to Search, Gmail, Docs and other Google apps
Best for: People who live in Google Workspace and Android
- Deep Google Workspace integration
- Good free tier
-
#4
Perplexity
- Freemium
- Free plan
- No sign-up
- API
AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources
Best for: Quick research with sources you can check
- Cites sources for every answer
- Usable without an account
-
#5
Le Chat by Mistral
- Freemium
- Free plan
- API
European AI assistant from Mistral AI, fast and privacy-conscious
Best for: Users who want a European AI provider
- European company
- Fast responses
-
#6
DeepSeek
- Free
- Open source
- API
Free AI chat with strong reasoning, backed by open-weight models
Best for: Free reasoning help and developers using open models
- Free to use
- Open-weight models available
-
#7
Grok
- Freemium
- Free plan
- API
xAI's assistant with real-time access to posts on X
Best for: Following trending topics and news on X
- Real-time X data
- Available inside the X app